Court and Spark is Joni Mitchell's January 1974 full-length release. Her most commercially successful album, Court and Spark infused her folk-rock style with jazz inflection, and generated three singles: "Help Me," "Free Man in Paris," and "Raised on Robbery." It was voted as the best album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll. It is number 111 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Track listing

1. "Court and Spark" - 2:46
2. "Help Me" - 3:22
3. "Free Man in Paris" - 3:02
4. "People's Parties" - 2:15
5. "Same Situation" - 2:57
6. "Car on a Hill" - 3:02
7. "Down to You" - 5:38
8. "Just Like this Train" - 4:24
9. "Raised on Robbery" - 3:06
10. "Trouble Child" - 4:00
11. "Twisted" - 2:21

Personnel

• Joni Mitchell - Vocals, including background; acoustic guitar; piano; clavinet on "Down to You"
• John Guerin - Drums and percussion
• Wilton Felder - Bass
• Max Bennett - Bass on "Trouble Child"
• Jim Hughart - Bass on "People's Parties" and "Free Man in Paris"
• Milt Holland - Chimes on "Court and Spark"
• Tom Scott - Woodwinds and reeds
• Chuck Findley - Trumpet on "Twisted" and "Trouble Child"
• Joe Sample - Electric piano
• David Crosby - Background vocals on "Free Man in Paris" and "Down to You"
• Graham Nash - Background vocals on "Free Man in Paris"
• Susan Webb - Background vocals on "Down to You"
• Larry Carlton - Electric guitar
• Wayne Perkins - Electric guitar on "Car on a Hill"
• Dennis Budimir - Electric guitar on "Trouble Child"
• Robbie Robertson - Electric guitar on "Raised on Robbery"
• Jose Feliciano - Electric guitar on "Free Man in Paris"
• Cheech Marin - Background voice on "Twisted"
• Tommy Chong - Background voice on "Twisted"

Production

• Joni Mitchell - Cover Painting